Benjamin Spock
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin McLane Spockwas an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the best-sellers of all time. Its message to mothers is that "you know more than you think you do."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth2 May 1903
CountryUnited States of America
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The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.
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Respect children because they're human beings and they deserve respect, and they'll grow up to be better people.
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Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.
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Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is in the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
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You know more than you think you do.
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This is a small degree of training, but it's not learning because the baby is not really conscious of the bowel movement or of what she herself is doing,
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In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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Does sex education encourage sex? Many parents are afraid that talking about sex with their teenagers will be taken as permission for the teen to have sex. Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, the more children learn abour sexuality from talking with their parents and teachers and reading accurate books, the less they feel compelled to find out for themselves.
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Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.